一篇关于峨眉山的英语作文

Mt.EmeiisoneofthefourfamousmountainsinChina.Itliesabout168kmfromChengdu,thecapitalofSichuanProvince.Beforethetouroftheholymountain,itisimportanttoobtainsomeinforationaboutthespreadofBuddhisminChina,BuddhisminMt.Emeianditshikingroutes.　　TheSpreadoftheBuddhism　　BuddhismwasfoundedinIndiaaroundthe16thcenturyBC.ItissaidthatthefounderwasSakyamuni.Sskyuawasthenameoftheclantowhichhisfamilybelonged.Sakyamuniwasaprinceandwasbroughtupinluxury.Inhis20s,hebecamediscontentedwiththeworld.Everydayhehadtofacewithsightsofsickness,deathandoldagesincethebodywasinescapablyinvolvedwithdisease,decrepitudeanddeath.Aroundtheageof30hemadehisbreakfromthematerialworldandplungedoffinsearchofenlightenment.　　SakyamunibeganbystudyingHinduphilosophyandYoga.Thenhejoinedabandofasceticsandtriedtobreakthepowerofhisbodybyinflictingsevereausteritiesonhimself.However,nomatterhowheheldhisbreathuntilhisheadburstandstarvedhisbodyuntilhisribsjuttedout,hefailedtoenlightenhimself.FinallySakyamunifollowedtheprincipleofthemiddlewayinwhichhewouldlivebetweentheextremitiesofasceticismononehandandindulgenceontheother.Asthestorygoes,hedevotedthefinalphaseofhissearchforenlightenmenttomeditationandmysticconcentration.Oneeveninghesatbeneathafigtree,slippedintoadeepmeditationandachievedenlightenmentfromhismysticconcentration.　　Sakyamunifoundedanorderofmonksandforthenext45yearsorsopeachedhisideasaround480BC.Sakyamuniteachesthatalllifeissuffering.Everyoneissubjectedtothetraumaofbirth,tosickness,decrepitudeanddeath.Realhappinesscan'tbeachieveduntilsufferingisovercome.Thecauseofunhappinessis'desires',specificallythedesireofthebodyandthedesirepersonalfulfillment.Inordertoovercomethedesirsandachievehappiness,itrequiresthefollowingeight-foldpath.　　1.Rightknowledge　　Buddhistfollowersshouldbelievethatalllifeissuffering.Itiscausedbythedesireforpersonalgratification.　　2.RightAspiration　　Buddhistfollowersshouldbecomwpassionatelyinvolvedwiththeknowledgeofwhatlife'sproblemsbasicallyare.　　3.RightSpeech　　Buddhistfollowersshousdavoidlies,idletalk,abuse,alanderanddeceit.　　4.RightBehavior　　Buddhistfollowersshouldshowkindnessandavoidself-seekingandpersonalfulfillmentinallactions.　　5.RightLivelihood　　Buddhaconsidersspiritualprogressimpossibleifonehasoccupiedhimself/herselfwithslave-dea-lingorprostitution.　　6.RightEffort　　Theeffortosthewilltodevelipvirtuesandcurbpaddion.　　7.RightMindfulness　　Buddhistfollowersshouldpractiseself-exami-nationandcultivatethemselvestoovercomethestateofsemi-alertnessandbecomeawareofwhatoshappwningtothem.